Originally Posted by
thyme2quilt
I like the mirror idea. I'm usually on the floor, looking up at the bottom of my quilt with a flashlight checking the tension. With this quilt, I was using white thread on a light background - hard to see the stitches. Thus, the problem.
You all convinced me to start ripping. I was trying to avoid it but I'll feel better about it in the long run. Thanks for all the advice
When you rip don't rip every stitch, break a top stitch every 5-6 stitches. Go along 12-24 inches this way then pull the bobbin thread and they will all come out. Then you can use a lint roller to get all the little thread pieces after you are all done. 5-6 stitches isn't much better than doing each stitch but it sure makes it go faster. It will still be time consuming though.
Good luck with it.